Nox Guni

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Nox Guni
Birth nameEnock Guni
Also known asNox, Zaka Prince, 1n Mhondoro
Born (1983-09-06) September 6, 1983 (age 40)
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
OriginZimbabwean
GenresAfrobeats
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)keyboards, acoustic guitar , marimba
Years active2003–present

Nox Guni alias Nox, is a Zimbabwean musician, performing artist, songwriter and producer based in South Africa. He is renowned for the musical movement in Zimbabwe of the early 2000s dubbed Urban Grooves. [1] [2]

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Background

Born Enock Guni on the 6th of September 1983 in Zaka, Masvingo in Zimbabwe, [3] he made his debut as Nox with his first major hit “Iwe Maria” in 2002. He started his musical career in the same year when he was spotted by Roy and Royce, a celebrated duo at the time. His entry onto the music arena was through participation with SHAPE Zimbabwe projects leading to his recording of the first track “Iwe Maria”. He studied Marketing with the Midlands State University. [4]

Nox released his first full album title “Wandipengesa” in 2004 and has had several radio hits in his career which include Ndinonyara, Takafitana, WhatsApp, Uchandifunga, Melody. [5] [6] [7] He has also worked on a number of projects in the region to include collaborations with South African Makhadzi, Mr. Brown, DJ Tira [8] and Master KG. [9]

In 2009, he released an album titled Music, Love and Me which featured the track Wandinoda. The track was singled out by Sony Music Africa and was to later be used as a soundtrack by MNET for the reality show Big Brother. [10]

Nox has been part of the pioneering team of touring artists for the Urban Grooves genre from Zimbabwe. [11] He is one of the few artists from that genre still perpetuating the art. [12] [10]

Discography

Albums

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nox Guni: "My Music has Evolved"".
  3. ↑ "Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Nox Guni". Youth Village Zimbabwe. April 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "One-on-one with Nox". November 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Herald, The. "Nox: Man of the moment". The Herald.
  6. ↑ "Nox breaks silence with 3in1". Zimbojam. December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Urban Radio Hit List - 1 November 2014". Zimbojam. November 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nox shares his DJ Tira experience". March 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Collabo with Master KG opens doors for Nox". The Herald. Zimpapers.
  10. 1 2 Gandawa, Lutrish (8 January 2021). "Nox's Resirrection". H Metro. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Nox Guni to Smash Music in UK's Northampton Leeds". Zimeye. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  12. ↑ Dube, Sindiso (9 December 2017). "Nox Urban Grooves Last Man Standing". Zimpapers. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Nox Unleashes 'African Royalty' Album". October 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Battlelines drawn at Nama". Alpha Media Holdings. February 7, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Zimbabwe Music Awards 2014 Winners". Pindula. September 3, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Star FM Music Awards Nominees & Winners Full List". iHarare News. February 24, 2020.
  17. ↑ Herald, The. "Top notch show at Star FM awards". The Herald. Zimpapers.
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